A learning management system (LMS) that has all the tools your institution needs to create engaging content, design a learning management system (LMS) that has all the tools your institution needs to create engaging content, design lessons, and assess student understanding.
Uses
Limitations
Looks and works like Facebook and Edmodo, but there are no ads and is closed to others outside of the class.
Student account creation only needs a first name, last name, username, password, and the Join code from the teacher.
The ability to give parents access to Schoology and groups.
Apps can be added to Schoology in each class to enhance learning.
Teacher cannot make accounts for students in their class from their teacher account.
Teacher must verify class accounts w/Schoology for classes created for students under the age of 13 yrs old.
Parents must verify and give permission for their child, under the age of 13 yrs old, to access and participate in the Schoology environment.
Schoology is a Web 2.0 tool that is used by educators to create a secure and trusted environment for sharing ideas, files, and assignments with students and parents. Schoology also allows for a powerful social learning environment for classrooms. This social learning aspect of this site is a very powerful feature helping to increase student learning.
Schoology is FREE
ISTE Standard:
NETS II. Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
Objective/Clear Target
Teachers will be exposed to ideas and strategies to develop a collaborative space for students that has limitless possibilities for students, teachers, and parent to collaborate and share notes, thoughts, and projects.
Once you have logged in, you can create your first course. Students can be added to a course via a course code. Teachers can send/share messages, assignments, quizzes, or notes with specific groups of students and parents.
A learning management system (LMS) that has all the tools your institution needs to create engaging content, design a learning management system (LMS) that has all the tools your institution needs to create engaging content, design lessons, and assess student understanding.
Schoology is a Web 2.0 tool that is used by educators to create a secure and trusted environment for sharing ideas, files, and assignments with students and parents. Schoology also allows for a powerful social learning environment for classrooms. This social learning aspect of this site is a very powerful feature helping to increase student learning.
Schoology is FREE
ISTE Standard:
NETS II. Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
Objective/Clear Target
Teachers will be exposed to ideas and strategies to develop a collaborative space for students that has limitless possibilities for students, teachers, and parent to collaborate and share notes, thoughts, and projects.Getting Started with Schoology
Teachers:
Students:
Using Schoology
Once you have logged in, you can create your first course. Students can be added to a course via a course code. Teachers can send/share messages, assignments, quizzes, or notes with specific groups of students and parents.